After the replacement marriage, I was forced to fight at home

Zhou Yu only stayed in the Huainan Marquis Mansion for four days. During this period, in addition to paying tribute to Wang, he also went to the Pingxi Marquis Mansion. Taking Meng Wan to meet the Pingxi Marquis and his wife was just a cover, as they actually went to discuss their important affairs.

To Meng Wan's surprise, Meng Wei was also taken away by Zhou Yu, and at the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion, Meng Wan met the "Master Lin" mentioned by Zhou Yu for the first time.

She originally thought that Master Lin was a man of Uncle Qi's age, and that he was probably an aide or a chief secretary of the person they supported. She had pictured Master Lin in her mind, wearing a long gown, with gray hair, a thin appearance, and an excellent temperament. He stroked his beard while talking, and looked like a scholar.

The real Master Lin surprised her, he was so young, he looked no more than 25 or 26 years old. He was also very handsome, with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, broad shoulders and narrow waist, he was very elegant.

He spoke slowly and gently. After looking her up and down, he said with a gentle smile, "It's really different. I thought Yan Yun had become a different person since we got engaged. I thought he was exaggerating. Now it seems that he was not exaggerating."

Zhou Yu smiled proudly, "Don't worry, Master Lin, Qing'er is very smart. If there is anything you need her to do in the future, just tell her."

Uncle Lin just nodded and said nothing more.

They stayed at the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion until very late that day. Zhou Yingrong and Meng Wan stayed in Yue Zhen's yard, being taken care of by Yue San's grandmother.

Grandma Yue San, also known as Miss Wei from the Wuying Marquis's mansion, was more than seven months pregnant at this time. She was not bloated like other pregnant women of this month, and her small face was full of happiness.

The daughter left by Yue Zhen's ex-wife seemed to have a very good relationship with Yue San's grandmother. She greeted Zhou Yingrong and Meng Wan very politely. When Meng Wan gave her a jade bracelet, she took it openly without any shyness.

Meng Wan sighed, both of them are stepmothers, look at Wei Chi and then look at Hu, there is really no comparison.

Meng Wan later found out that Zhou Yingrong had taken a liking to Yue Zhen's eldest daughter and wanted to marry her to be his eldest daughter-in-law in two years.

Meng Wan really disagreed with the ancient custom of betrothal at a young age. The child was so young, not to mention what he would look like in the future, even his habits and personalities were unknown. If they were tied together like this, it would be fine if they liked each other, but if it was like Zhou Yiheng and Wang Shi, wouldn't it ruin the girl's life?

Therefore, she should not get engaged until she has a child. Besides, the child mortality rate in ancient times was too high. No matter whether it was a boy or a girl, if they were engaged but did not live to adulthood, the one left behind would be labeled as a husband-killer or wife-killer.

The day after returning from the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion, Zhou Yu went back to the palace first. Meng Wan also knew that she would not be able to stay there for less than a month, as there were too many things waiting for her in the palace. But in order not to arouse Hu's suspicion, she decided to stay for at least ten days.

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That day, Zhou Yu drank with his so-called friends and went to Huayue Tower to listen to some music. Those friends found two prostitutes to sleep with them in Huayue Tower, and Zhou Yu staggered back alone.

In the first two days after returning, because Meng Wan was not at home, he did not come to the inner courtyard, but only rested in the outer courtyard. Today, he drank a little too much. Mingfu went to lead the horse back to the stable, entered the main gate by himself, and was supported by a servant who came out of nowhere and sent him to the second gate.

It’s okay to come back. Meng Wan hasn’t been home for several days and he misses her so much. It would be nice to just hug himself and take a nap without seeing anyone.

It was already late in the evening. Mother Fan was standing on the porch holding a lantern. When she saw Zhou Yu staggering into the courtyard, her eyes lit up and she hurried to greet him.

Zhou Yu tried hard to open his eyes. He had indeed drunk too much wine today. On one hand, he did it to deal with that group of people and dispel their doubts that they couldn't get him to go out after such a long time. On the other hand, he suspected that the wine must not be good. He had never felt so uncomfortable after drinking it before.

After seeing that the person coming was Fan's mother, Zhou Yu exhaled, "Why haven't you slept yet?"

Mother Fan helped Zhou Yu up the stairs and said, "I thought the Second Young Master hadn't been to the inner house for a few days, so I was worried so I came out to check on him."

Zhou Yu nodded and, with the strength of Mother Fan's hand, pushed the door open and entered the room.

In the past, when the two were at home, although the maids were not allowed to come to the east room without being summoned, they would stay in the west room waiting to be summoned at any time. However, when he came back today, no one came to greet him. Zhou Yu patted his head, thinking that it must be too late and everyone was asleep, so he deliberately slowed down his footsteps.

"Second Master, please wait a moment. I will make some sobering soup and fetch two buckets of water for you to wash." Mother Fan first lit the palace lantern in the inner room of the east house, then poured a cup of tea and handed it to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu took a sip of tea and felt his throat was so dry that it was smoking. He waved his hand impatiently.

Mother Fan went out and came back with some sobering soup a short while later. Zhou Yu had taken off his cloak and cotton robe and was leaning on a chair, his face flushed and looking at the door with empty eyes.

After drinking the sobering soup handed to me by Mother Fan, I felt regretful. If I had known this would happen, I would not have returned to the inner house. It was the gatekeeper who helped me here.

Mother Fan looked at Zhou Yu, gently closed the door of the inner room, turned and walked out of the main room. Just as she walked down the steps, the door of the second room in the west wing opened. A woman wrapped herself tightly in her padded jacket and looked at the door of the upper room which was not closed tightly, her face flushed.

"Mother Fan, can I go over now?"

Mother Fan glanced at the gorgeously dressed woman, still a little hesitant and worried, "Don't worry, Mom, whether this thing succeeds or not has nothing to do with you, and I will also be grateful for your kindness. Today is just an opportunity. We have been waiting for several days for the Second Master to return to the inner house. If we miss today and wait for the Second Madam to come back, there will be no chance. By then, the Second Madam and Mom... I really can't bear it."

After hearing this, Mother Fan closed her eyes and said, "Go ahead, let's see how capable you are. They won't wake up until tomorrow morning, right?"

"Yes, Mom, for all the kindness you have shown me today, Chun Tao will work like a slave to repay you."

"Go and fetch that load of water."

With the light and shadow of the lanterns blown by the wind in the yard, Pan's mother's expressionless face flickered.

Chuntao was so nervous that her palms were sweating in the cold weather. Thinking about the news she had just received, that the Second Master was coming to the inner house, her heart was beating like a drum. After the Second Madam left, all the time she had spent on Madam Fan, as well as all the preparations she had made over the past few days and the money she had spent, were not in vain. Today, she finally got what she had been waiting for.

When she reached the stairs leading to the house, Chuntao turned her head to look at the quiet, dark yard, gritted her teeth, went up the stairs, and gently pushed open the door.

Mother Fan watched Chuntao enter the upper room and said, "Second Madam, don't blame me. You were the first one who didn't accept the honor. After all, I am the second young master's wet nurse, but you didn't take me seriously at all. In a month, not only did you become the object of ridicule in the mansion, but you also made me lose power and face. I will always get this back.

He looked up at the east room again, "Second Young Master, this old servant is doing this for your own good. Chuntao was originally arranged to be your maid. You didn't have the chance before. Now you and Second Madam have been married for a month. If Second Madam is sensible, even though she hasn't come back, she should bring back the message to give Chuntao a good face. How can you let a married man like you stay away from home?"

Mother Fan thought about the cause and effect of the whole incident. It would be good if Chuntao succeeded. It would make her feel better if she disgusted Meng Wan. More importantly, it could dampen Meng Wan's arrogance. She was doing this for the sake of the second young master.

If it fails, it has nothing to do with her. Not to mention that Chuntao will never put the blame on her, even if she is involved, she will deny it completely and no one else will know from beginning to end.

And that Kong Madam, humph, what a thing, she was already pointing fingers in the yard after Second Madam left for a few days. Didn't I just not go to collect this month's allowance in the first place, and after Xie Madam urged me twice, I just asked someone to get it back. What's the big deal? Second Madam made it clear that the money in this yard was under her control.

If I don't cause you some trouble, you won't know how powerful I am. Mother Fan thought so and went back to the house with peace of mind.